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Staring:
William Hartnell,
Patrick Troughton,
Jon Pertwee,
Katy Manning,
Nicholas Courtney
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790787107
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 0790787105
Label: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Manufacturer: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-03-02
Running Time: 98
Studio: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Theatrical Release Date: 1975-09-29 |
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Description
The Doctor and UNIT are called upon to investigate strange events surrounding Dr. Tyler's research into cosmic rays. UNIT HQ comes under attack by an alien force, and the Doctor has no other option but to call on the Time Lords for help. The Time Lords, too, are under attack - from a mysterious power emanating from a black hole in space. With power reserves falling, the only way they can help the Doctor is to break the First Law of Time and allow him to help himself. The First and Second Doctors are lifted out of their time streams and sent to Earth to help the Third. Between the three of them, they must find a solution to the threat that not only endangers UNIT and Earth, but also the future of the Time Lords themselves.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Biographies
Interviews
Photo gallery
Production Notes
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Made to mark the series' tenth anniversary, Doctor Who: The Three Doctors finds Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor teaming up with the Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell incarnations to battle a universe-threatening foe. Omega (played by an excellent Stephen Thorne) is the Timelord who gave his race the power necessary for time travel. Long presumed dead, he is actually trapped in an antimatter universe inside a black hole, and is scheming an epic revenge. Set in UNIT HQ, Omega's domain, and a chalk pit, Bob Baker and David Martin's yarn is both nonsensical and more wildly ambitious than the BBC effects unit could possibly visualize, so much so that the best moments come with the metaphysically chilling scene when Omega is unmasked, and in the bickering rivalry between Pertwee and Troughton. Sadly, Hartnell was seriously ill with arteriosclerosis, so his brief scenes were all taped in a day and played on a monitor in the TARDIS, the reason given that the First Doctor is trapped in a "time eddy." If hardly a classic, this is still a meatier tale than "The Two Doctors" (1985), which starred Troughton and Colin Baker, and features ever-dependable support from Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. --Gary S. Dalkin
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The first Doctor Who reunion for the 10th anniversary , 2009-04-09
This 1973 serial of the Pertwee era, reunites for the first time, the other two Doctors in a single adventure. WIlliam Hartnell participation was more like a cameo because of his healt condiction, but the pair of Jon Pertwee and Patrick Throghton was espectacular and very funny to watch. A must for the reunion doctors DVD's ( The others are The Five Doctors , The Two Doctors and Time Crash), I recomend completly
 It's fun, not the best but still fun., 2009-06-06
The Three Doctors was a 10 year reunion show of sorts, Unfortunatly it suffers from a couple of probloms, William Hartnell was too ill to do more then feed lines to a moniter in the Tardis, his semi there semi not there state is similer to Tom Baker's absence in the 20th anniversry, The Five Doctors and leaves you wondering if it would have been better to simply not include him at all, though at the end of the day I'm sure that most all would agree that it was good to see him one last time. Fortunatly Patrick Troughton makes it alot easier to forget about the missing Doctor and the best part of the show is undoubtly watching him and Jon Pertwee try to steal the show from one another. Omeaga is not the most frighting of villians but fortuantly he's not the worse either though his blob like minions are about as scary as the ant's in "The Web Planet". The other problom comes in with both the aniversery shows, to many charecters and not enough to do. With effectively 2 Doctors and 3 companions and another doctor (no not the original just a plain old doctor of science) and a hunter along for the ride the show easily feels crowded. To often the only thing for everyone to do is stand behind Jon and Pat while they figure everthing out by themselves. Dispite it's shortcomings the show is still a fun ride and adventure for the 3rd Doctors era.
Doctors flute canceling out Omega's will and restoring everything back to its proper frame, 2009-04-27
1. Cosmic ray monitor device creating readings using hot air balloon
2. A wormhole allows travel faster than light between the earth and a black hole.
3. The Time Lords must use their energy to bring a doctor from the past into the present.
4. Dr. Taylor, Joe, Brigadier, soldier, and Doctors are transported to a black hole, into an anti-matter world
5. The Time Lords violate their first rule and bring a Doctor from the past to assist the doctor in the present to fix the cosmic drain caused by the black hole.
6. Doctors meets Omega. The Doctor believe Omega was destroyed in his assignment to find a power source for the Time Lords. Omega says, "No, I am not destroyed, as you can see." Omega wants revenge against the Time Lords feeling he was abandoned and wronged.
7. Omega says, "without Omega there would be no Time Lords." The Time Lords are the villains who abandoned Omega.
8. Omega found the power source to give Time Lords power over time.
9. Omega is abandoned in a black hole, a singularity.
10. Omega is causing cosmic energy drain threatening to destroy the Universe.
11. If the cosmic drain is not stopped, it will tear about the known universe. The Doctor encourages Omega stop the cosmic drain and join the High Council. Omega figures out "two time Lords, the same Time Lord". The doctor is facing death.
12. Omega is the greatest Time Lord. Omega provided the power through solar energy that allowed the Time Lord to travel through time.
13. The two Doctor time Lords use their will to modify Omega reality creating a door for escape. Omega uses his will too create a world in the anti-matter. The doctors combine their wills against Omega proving that he is not a God.
14. The Time Lords send the last of their energy to send the third doctor into the black hole.
15. Omega forces the doctor into submission in a strangulation hold. Omega spares the Doctor from death.
16. The singularity created the light source between the black hole and the earth. Omega is still trapped in the black hole. Ironic.
17. Omega controls the singularity. Omega's will of creation is made possible by the singularity. Omega can not escape without losing control. The doctors must take over the work Omega started so Omega can escape.
18. The doctors have no choice but take Omega's place. Beneath the mask there is nothing. You only exist because of your will. Omega has nothing left of physical self. Omega can only in the black hole. Omega lacks self-control. Omega becomes enraged and wants to destroy all things.
19. The three doctors telepathically conference a plan. A plan to strike a bargain with Omega. Omega realizes he can not escape, but the doctor will keep Omega company. "Be gone and give thanks that Omega is merciful". The brigadier, Dr. Taylor, Mr. Ellis must step into the singularity.
20. The black hole is transformed into a sun. Doctors flute combined with the antimatter canceling Omegas will and all things fell back into their proper place.
The Doctors meet Omega, 2009-08-22
This episode starred the first three Doctors. William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee. When I first watched it in 1986, it ticked me off. I got mad because Hartnell was only shown in it for a few minutes instead of being in the whole show like Troughton. But at the time I didn't know that Hartnell was ill and couldn't perform in the whole show.
The Doctors had to battle another Time Lord named Omega who was sucking all of the energy from Gallifrey. They eventually defeated Omega and Gallifrey got a new power source. The Time Lords were so grateful that they gave the Doctor a new dematerialization circuit and freed him from his exile on Earth.
This wasn't the greatest Pertwee episode but it was good. Buy it today. You won't be sorry.
Just a Fun Ride!, 2010-02-23
The Three Doctos is just a fun jaunt! The interaction between Pertwee and Troughton is great and throw in Courtney and Levine and the fun just multiplies. The scientist in the show is good in his role too. The appearance of Hartnell works despite his not actually being on the same set. When one finds out why he wasn't able to do the show with the others, because of his being so sick, you realize how lucky we are that he was able to do the show at all. The storyline is a solid one and I always look forward to this show when I'm watching the Pertwee shows!
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